Original German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Demag of Duisburg with Ribbed Grips & Scabbard Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly Great War veteran and purchased

Great War veteran and purchased directly from his Grandson

however the date is fairly clearly 1945

SCHIELE / LOBURG / 1942

From September 1939 to mid-1942

designed for hanging on a wall or door

Original German WWI Trench Fighting Knife by Demag of Duisburg with Ribbed Grips & Scabbard Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly Great War veteran and purchasedOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is an excellent example of an original trench fighting knife with scabbard, as used by the Germans in WWI. The design features a full tang with an all wood ribbed hilt secured by two pins. The knife has a single edged drop point knife of 5 3 4", with a false edge on the top. It is marked DEMAG in a circle in front of the steel cross guard on the blade ricasso. The marking is only partially struck, but is clear,